Category: Kaylee Hope

Extending Kaylee’s legacy

When we lost our daughter last year, we were supported by hundreds of people, many of whom we barely knew or didn’t know at all. We ended up with gift money totaling over $700, presumably to either do something nice for ourselves or cover expenses related to Kaylee’s passing. Our expenses for Kaylee ended up [...]

Thursday September 20th, 2012 in Grief, Kaylee Hope | 5 Comments »

A note from Kaylee’s great-grandma

The following note was tucked into a card Jamie’s grandma gave us yesterday. It’s the first thing that really made me cry last night. I tend to hold it together pretty well when Jamie is crying on my shoulder. I don’t know if it’s me trying to be strong for her or just me processing [...]

Friday March 9th, 2012 in Kaylee Hope | 2 Comments »

Happy Birthday Kaylee!

It’s been a year since we lost Kaylee. There are so many ways to write about this day. Naturally there is tremendous sadness for us in her loss. Kaylee should be at least 8 months old right now. She should be crawling around, lighting up our home. But I don’t like sadness and I don’t [...]

Friday March 9th, 2012 in Kaylee Hope | 5 Comments »

Remembering, forgetting, and welcoming life

I became an uncle twice last week! My sister and brother each had baby girls born 2 days apart on Thursday and Saturday. It’s the first child for each of them and we’re pretty excited that our kids will have a few more cousins close in age. I didn’t expect the happy occasion of these [...]

Monday November 21st, 2011 in Family, Grief, Kaylee Hope | 4 Comments »

A special day for Kaylee Hope

Today was Kaylee’s due date. 4 months ago I thought today would help bring closure as we grieved the loss of our daughter. I thought it was the final date that would serve to bring back memories of her, memories of the little girl we thought we’d have for a lifetime. I was wrong. Today [...]

Tuesday July 12th, 2011 in Kaylee Hope | 4 Comments »